Spaceshipe Two hits the ground
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson wants to let people to space, but people can't just go to space, so he made two ships called Spaceship I and Spaceship II to take them there.
On October 31, 2014, Spaceship II had an accident Destroying a vehicle, killing 1 pilot while another parachutes to safety with injuries.
Spaceship one was a professionally built ship by scaled composites. It had to be a pretty safe contraption and in order for it to just malfunction in the air is pretty mysterious. I know that those pilots were pretty surprised to be in a spacecraft then falling out of it. I've only flew in an airplane once and it felt pretty safe, so i don't or couldn't tell what happened to craft.
It's pretty coincidental that it happened on Halloween. I think it was probably planned out. But, well never find out until they complete their investigation on it. They will hopefully do better in the future.
Link to the article: http://www.space.com/27623-virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-test-flight-milestones.html
That really must of been scary for the pilots. If I was ever in a Spaceship, I would assume it to be safe. They have professionals who build these types of things. The pilots who participated in this space launch must of believed it to be safe too. The pilot who is left alive probably has a fear of flying now. I hope the family of the one victim will remember him for who he was.
ReplyDeleteSpaceship II shouldn't have had an accident but was it checked before the launch or did the professionals make a mistake. I would go with the rocket wasn't checked before the launch and if it was, they might have not seen the problem. Unless the plating fell off because it wasn't strong enough because that has happened before for example it happened to the Challenger. That is probably what happened because if it were the engine then the rocket would have exploded with little chance of survival.
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